traded verlander for rivera...needed saves

[toddmb1975]

non-keeper h2h yahoo league with the following stats

Batters Stat Categories: Runs (R), Singles (1B), Doubles (2B), Triples (3B), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Walks (BB), Batting Average (AVG)

Pitchers Stat Categories: Wins (W), Losses (L), Complete Games (CG), Shutouts (SHO), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Holds (HLD), Earned Run Average (ERA), Quality Starts (QS)

lineup

C Russell Martin
(LAD - C,3B)

Ryan Howard
(Phi - 1B)

Robinson Canó
(NYY - 2B) 2B

3B Miguel Cabrera
(Det - 1B,3B)

SS Ryan Theriot
(ChC - SS) SS

OF Alfonso Soriano
(ChC - OF) OF

OF Álex Ríos
(Tor - OF) OFUtilBN

OF Jason Bay
(Bos - OF) OFUtilBN

Util Adrián González
(SD - 1B) Util

Util Justin Morneau
(Min - 1B)

Bn Juan Rivera
(LAA - OF) Util

Pitching

Starters - J. Vazquez, F. Hernandez, J. Chamberlain, J Verlander, J Smoltz, S Richmond, R Romero, W Rodriguez
Closers = B Jenks, M Capps, J Frasor, R Soriano


I'm currently in first but felt the one area i needed to be more stable was in saves i was offered frank francisco for verlander so i countered with mariano rivera for verlander....figure if the trade goes thru i'd drop frasor for another stater

best starters avail right now are:

ja happ
r nolasco
s baker
v mazzaro
d braden

thinkin maybe nolasco because he's been much better since coming back from minors??? any opinions??? good trade bad trade???

[toddmb1975]

just dropped frasor for jp howell since downs is coming off dl tomorrow

[TheNephilim]

Rather have verlander but if Nolasco is sitting on your ww then you can grab him and move on pretty unscathed.

[graalmeister]

Not a huge fan of the trade, but I agree that grabbing Nolasco would be a prudent move. Baker would be a good pickup, too.